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LOCAL ETYMOLOGY . TO THE EDITOR OF . " THE XEABEIf . " . Sin , — Your correspondent , Mr . Charnock , according to old established precedent , proclaims his perfect indifference to everything a Reviewer may say of his work , provided he will not misrepresent him ; Mr . Charnock being , I suppose , too angry to perceive that his very first charge has nothing to do with a misrepresentation of him . Mr . Charnock never said that the Gado is a branch of the Colne , or t h at it flows " through Watford : " though , if lie had , I should certainly not have raised his objections , because they are not to the iioint . The Gada is strictly , no doubt , not a branch , but a tributary of h Watford
the Colne ; and as to its flowing throug , if that must necessarily mean through and among the very houses of Watford , Mr . Charnock is right in his indignant denial . But as I was familiar with the stream and locality long before I wrote my review , Mr . Charnock may rest assured that I never was under any mistake on that point : The Glide flows through Lord Essex ' s park , and had once a ford over it within a mile of the town . This , and the fuot that " the Colne is so common a name for rivers as to have been almost generic , " is , I submit , at least as probable a ground for " Gadeford" as Mr . Charnock gives for Watford . Mr . Charnock . of course , "believes " his derivation of " Woking" to bo " the correct one . " I believo that it is not , and for the - ^^ ¦ t — ^^ w — — - r— - r
^^ n * ^ m * ^ " ^ ^^ r ^ x'casons I have given . As to " Ben Pimlico , " and tho two origins of ?• Runnomode , " Mr , Charnock pleads that the first derivation is not his , and tho two others somebody eleo ' sj bub If ho will rotor again he will find that in tho outset of my ruviow , 1 warned the reader that his book "has no original authority , and generally does no moro than report what tho commonest books of reference say upon tho subicct . " Mr . Charnoek ' s plea would virtually bat ajl criticism of his work . A writer who trusts so implicitly to his " authorities , " is perfectly consistent in sending me to the " History of Bucks" &c ., for the derivations of Tooloy-streot and &alt-hM * but as Mr . Charnock himself is . only the " History of Bucks " and the " other authorities " over again , tho trouble is unnecessary As to general charges , I must loave you and your readers to judge between us . I am , Sir , Your Reviewer ov Mr . CnAiwocrc ' s . Work ON ' , ' LOQAh ETTMOLOaY . "
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~ e Story " Oeorge-Step Raiiway Engineer , Samuel Smiles . John Murray . The biography of Stephepson , contained in Mr . Smiles' larger , work , is : here republished in a condensed and cheaper form , spas to bring it within the reach of the mechanic , and make it a work for the general reader , the scientific detail contained in the former edition being wisely omitted . In future we hope that it will become the standing prize for good boye •—a purpose for which it is eminently fit . The life oJ Stephenson is one long struggle of genius practical over genius theoretical . It will teach our children that if they make , as Stephenson did , " Perseverance' * their motto , there are very few things in this work that cannot be attained . To read this story of thi " inarticulate genius " as he -was termed , will be on * of , the great treats of the rising generation . Romantic Tales . By the Author of " John Halifax , Gentleman . " Smith , Elder , and Co . These romantic tales were published some years ago with others of a domestic character , under the title of" Avillion , and other Tales , " in three volumes . The charming story of "Avillion , or the happy Isles , is the leading tale in the present volume . The domestic stories will be published separately . New Zealand and the Canterbury Colony . By Lor 3 Lyttleton . Edward Stanford This was a paper read by his lordship at Hagley
last January , and forms one of the new series o Canterbury papers . His lordship had been connected with the colony , and the province in j ) ar . ticularj both as a landholder and freeholder in New Zealand . He deals with the subject of New Zealand as a great open field for English colonisation . It it almost antipodal with England , and its climate accordingly similar . The sovereignty of the land , by the treaty of Waitangi , has been made over to the crown of England . The lecture is replete with sound instruction . Suggestions for a Revision of' the Prayer Book —Hamilton , Adams , and . Ox The argument for revisions and omissions in the Common Prayer Book is here temperately and candidly put . The opinions of the Archbishop ol Canterbury , the Bishops of St . Asaph , Chester , and Limerick , the Rev . Dr . Milman , and others are added : The diminution of dogmatic assertion in the formularies of the Church of England is the aim of the writer .
The Chiefs Daughter ? or > ihe Settlers in Virginia . — John Henry and Jaines Parker . THEcthird number of" Historical Tales" published by the firm , and is embellished with a frontispiece . The whole is of average merit . Hardwicke ' s Shilling Handy-Book of London , for 1859 ; By Frederick W . Moore , Illustrated . — Robert Hardwicke . . This is a serviceable guide book , embellished with engravings . Infanticide , and its Cause ; An Appeal from the Un-. represented . —Saunders , Qtley and Co . The ease o Mary Newell , who was lately convicted at Reading of the murder of her infant child , furnishes the immediate occasion for this pamphlet ; . Other cases are added , in order to show the inefficiency of the present law . The remedy is not so clear -as the disorder
. An Account of the Tiverton Election ( April 29 , 1859 ) , with a Revised Report of Lord Palmerston ' s Speech upon that occasion . —B . M . Pickering . The title sufficiently explains the nature of the pamphlet . An Inquiry Answered . The Democratic Institutions of America . By O . "Vandenburgh .-r Judd & Glass . Refinement , according to this author , is making its way in America . He is a clever advocate of democracy and its capacity for improvement . It allows " free play to the natural /* and is " therefore superior to all artificial inventions . " The brochure merits perusal . How we got Possession of the Tuileries . — 'W . Blackwood and Sons .
This is another of the tales from " Blackwoodj" it is from the pen of Professor Aytoun . 1 . A . Few Words on Woman ' s Work , showing the paramount importance of Home Duties : By M . A . B . — W . Tweedie . 2 . The Evils of Wet-nursing . A Warning , to Mothers .- —Groombridge and Sons . The second of these publications is published by the " Ladies' National Association for the Diffusion of Sanitary Knowledge . " Both are of great domestic utility . Key to Tate ' s Arithemetic . Effingiiam Wilson . This is a new and improved edition of Mr . Wm . Tate ' s " Key to the Elements of Commercial Arithmetic . " Answers also are added to the " miscellaneous questions in the Arithmetic . " The whole is well adapted to assist the teacher in detecting errors in the performances of his pupils . It will likewise aid the self-instructed students in a material degree . k
^ ^ ^ ^_^ ^ r ^^^ . w ^™»™ — . - * —— — - _ - - ^^^ The F rench Master for Beginners . By Mons . Le Page . Effingham Wilson , This is the sixth edition of a useful work , to which * ' additions and improvements" have now been made . Christian Examiner for May . —Boston , U . S ; Crosby , Nichols and Co . This is the 213 th number of an American Journal of merit . It contains a variety of articles , on grave subiects—such as Framjee ' s " Parsees , " M .
Villemain ' s " Life of M . De Chateaubriand , " the " Historia Diaboli" of J . G . Mayer , and the " Dictionnaire Infernal" by J . Colin de Plancy . The last two comppsc one article , entitled " The History and Doctrine of . the Devil . " The subject may appear to many quaint , —perhaps , uncalled for . The manicheism , however , which the paper loarnedly opposes , is only too prevalent . To Mussow ' s " Life of Milton" a careful article is devoted j and generally it may be said that the number shows diligent workmanship .
Comprehensive History of England . Parts XIX . and XX , Maintain the character of the publication . The engravings are numerous . and good . The latter nuiriber boasts of a steel engraving , named " Tho English Bible Made Free "—and showing Cromwell presenting Cranmcr ' s Bible to Henry VIII . —which is interesting . Tho Principles of Privy Council Legislation . By Alfred Jones . Thomas Constable and Co .
development Tather than doctrine . Nevertheless , Mr Miller is fairly entitled to a hearing . Marriage , however , sufficiently early is the only remedy as regards the middle classes ; and for the destitute an unproved social arrangement , constructed for tneir especial benefit . Clarke ' Railway Excursion Guide . —The part for May is published . ¦ ¦ ¦ , + , '¦ i ., * * . Domestic Servants , as they are and as they ought to be . By a Practical Mistress of a Household . —W . Tweedie . The fair writer adds to her title " A few Friendly Hints to Employers , with some Revelations of Kitchen life and Tricks of Trade . '' Her intention isto assist and inexperienced housekeepers ;
. young and the letters , which are reprinted in . this pamphlet , originally appeared in the Brighton Gazette . -Among her objections to prevailing practices is that of tradesmen giving Christmas boxes to servants , of allowing servants to have their private parties as at present conducted , of the large liberty allowed to servants in expensive establishments , and of the loose recommendations that are usually given as to character . She likewise objects to servants receiving perquisites , or mistresses giving them left-off apparel , which ought to be bestowed on the poor . The defiant manner of cooks is portrayed to the liffej and the results of indolence on the parts of mistresses truly stated . Householders will do well to consult this little treatise . .
Novello-craft ; a Proposed Method for the Accomplishing Great Speed in Journeying over Water . By J . Alfred Novello . This is a paper of which a copy may be received postage free on application to 69 , Dean-street , Soho . By the law adopted in the invention proposed , the craft , as it attains high speed , will have a portion of its gravitation overcome by its forward impetus , and there would result less immersion at each fresh roll forward ; and by sinking less , the bill of water in front would be less steep , and the resistance Would be reduced , or , more properly , it would not increase . The . passage from Dover to Calais , by means of this invention / might be accomplished in twenty to thirty minutes ; from Brighton to Dieppe in two hours ; - flrom Liverpool to New York in two days . The proposal merits serious consideration . . . A Description of the Cape Colony ; its Products and
Resources . By Williani Hawes , Esq ., F . G . S . — Algar and Street . The history of the colony is traced to the period when the application for representative institutions was approved by the Home Government . From that time - ( 1806 ) to the present . ^ the colony has been governed by a governor or lieut .-governor , and a few executive officers , nominated by the Crown , and irresponsible to the colony . The Roman Dutch law , as a rule , is the civil law of the colony . But on this , and other points , we refer to the work before us , which is brief ; but to the point . Instructions for the Management of Open Boats , in Heavy Surfs and Broken Water .- ^ - C . Knight & Co .
This brochure is issued by the National Life Boat Institution , and contains " practical hints for the Consideration of merchant seamen or others having charge of ships' boats > to which are appended instructions for rescuing drowning persons , and for restoration of the apparently drowned . " The importance of the subject will commend this little work to notice . Horrors of American Slavery . George Gallie . This pamphlet is further described as a " Thrilling Narrative of a Slave Auction in the United States . " The narrative in question is copied from the New York Tribune , 12 th March , 1859 , and is reprinted to prove that " Uncle Tom ' s Cabin" was not composed of statements " absurd , exaggerated and uhworthy of credit . " Such things are , and they do not redound to the credit of tho American character .
A lecture for schoolmasters , in which the qnestion is debated , whether it is expedient to interfere with the teacher ' s freedom of action . Mr . Jones answers in the negative and utters his protest against mod * dlesorne legislation , and the exorcise of irresponsible power . But as national education is a new thing with us , he is not surprised that we should be guilty of mistakes . For the remedy of such he makes moro than one valuable suggestion . Some Verses and Prose about National Rifle Clubs . From the Author of Proverbial Philosophy . —Routledge , Warnea and Routlodgo . Mr . T upper has here struck on a string that vibratos to the popular feelings , and has uttered a patriotic caution in suitable verse .
How shall wo Vote ? William II . Aljen and Co . This is a pamphlet , not without some merit , in favour , of Lord Derby ' s Administration . Canada and the Western States of America . — H , Bailliere . The long period sinco any work was published relating to the North American continent induced the preparation of tho presont , which is designed as a Handbook for Emigrants , intended to afford late and correct information , and to bo as complete as
possible . It is divided into two parts , the second principally relating to emigration , Tho information given commences with Canada ; and procoode from Quebec westwards to tho most impprtant towns in the province and those in the districts of the Far West . Tho volume is illustrated with many engravings and fac-eimiloa of American coins . It is a compilation of manifest utility . Sporting in Algeria . By Edward Vernon Harcourt . - —Hamilton , Adam a and Co . A pretty little book , with a coloured frontispiece .
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Leader (1850-1860), May 28, 1859, page 671, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2296/page/15/
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